DETROIT -- If Max Scherzer’s previous success is any indication, he’s about to make the Tigers a happy club.

Scherzer registered back-to-back quality starts at home Wednesday after allowing two runs in six innings against the Texas Rangers in the series finale. It was the 10th quality start Scherzer has made in his last 12 outings at Comerica Park.

The club now travels to the West Coast for a seven-game trip against the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners where Scherzer has encountered similar success.

Scherzer went 4-0 in five starts against AL West teams last season. His combined 1.60 ERA ranked fourth among starting pitchers with at least 20 innings pitched against teams in that division.

“We’re playing good baseball right now and we’re going to take it out on the road,” Scherzer said. “We’ve got seven games coming up and it would be great if we can come away with two series wins.”

Max Scherzer

Despite early-inning struggles Wednesday, which required a combined 50 pitches in the first two innings, Scherzer limited run-scoring damage with key first-inning strikeouts against Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz.

“I didn’t pitch efficiently in the first two innings -- my pitch count got up there,” Scherzer said. “But after that, I was able to settle in and execute some pitches.”

Scherzer said he made a mid-game mechanical adjustment that allowed him to improve his command. He finished with seven strikeouts and two walks, improving his home ERA to 2.25 and 4.76 overall.

“My rock stuff was getting too high – I was moving my weight too much,” Scherzer said. “Once I collected myself, I was able to get a better feel for the zone.”

Scherzer’s quality start Wednesday was the club’s fifth in its last five games. Tigers starting pitchers have registered a 3.45 ERA in that stretch.